George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood

George Henry Hubert Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood

Son of Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood (1882-1947) and Mary, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom (1897-1965)

Born: Chesterfield House, London 7. Feb 1923

Christened: St. Mary’s Church, Goldsborough, North Yorkshire 25. Mar 1923

Godparents: King George V. and Queen Mary of the United Kingdom, his maternal grandparents

Married:

  1. 29. Sep 1949 (div. 1967) Maria Donata (Marion) Nanetta Paulina Gustava Erwina Wilhelmine Stein (b. Vienna 18. Oct 1926), concert pianist, daughter of Erwin Stein (1885-19958) and his wife Sophie Bachmann (1883-1965). She married secondly in 1973 Jeremy Thorpe (1929), then leader of the Liberal Party.

  2. Waveny Park, New Caanan, Connecticut 31. Jul 1967 Patricia Elizabeth Tuckwell (b. Melbourne 24. Nov 1926), fashion model, daughter of Charles Tuckwell and his wife Elizabeth. She had married firstly in 1948 (div. 1957) photographer Athol Shmith (1914-1990).

  

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Died: Harewood House, Leeds 11. Jul 2011

Marlene A. Eilers ”Queen Victoria’s Descendants”, Rosvall Royal Books 1997; Burke’s Peerage and Baronetage (Harewood) http://www.burkespeerage.com; Obituary, Daily Telegraph 12. Jul 2011; Wombat’s Family Forest http://www.rootsandleaves.com/family/Knight/ModernLines/LascellesHarewoodLine/LascellesHarewoodLine.html;